Chinchilla Toy

My latest foray to JoAnn Fabrics (I got out with ONLY $48 worth of fabric, most of it on sale this time) had me see a really nice short napped fake fur that looks very very realistic.  It's gray mottled and looks like bunny fur, but was $14.99 a yard.

I got half a yard and used my coupon on it, and was going to make catnip bunnies but decided to instead make them all chinchillas.  White bellies, same pattern as the hamsters, black felt ears, and for the tails I had light gray wolf fur that matches really nice. 

They ended up like chubby chinchillas but they look fun.  And the idea is 'classier' than bunnies. Plus I didn't have to sew the bunny ears. That's always a plus.

This is the fur --

http://www.joann.com/luxury-faux-fur-rabbit-fur-fabric/14387591.html#q=faux%2Bfur&start=2

It wouldn't let me post a picture.  The fur length is about 1/4 inch long.  Man, the fallout when I cut the pieces!!!!  I had to take them outside and give them all a good shake. There's fibers all down the driveway.

 

But it's very soft, very realistic, and make nice cat toys!  The half yard made 31 of them with virtually no excess trimmed off.  So with my 40% coupon I think it came to $4.50 for the half yard.  31 chinchillas x $1 each wholesale is $31.  Retail at $2 each (low end) is $62.  Course there's the bit of fake fur and the bead eyes and felt ears and stuffing used too, but hey, there's profit here.)